Amazon US has updated their Kindle ebook purchase disclaimer to explicitly state users are buying a license rather than content, likely due to new California legislation requiring transparent disclosure of digital media licensing. Other major ebook retailers like Kobo, Apple, and Google have varying approaches to license disclosure, highlighting the ongoing discussion about digital content ownership.
A comprehensive analysis portrays modern advertising as a cancerous force in society, highlighting its manipulative nature, privacy violations, and destructive impact on trust and decision-making. The text examines numerous harmful effects of advertising, from privacy breaches to psychological manipulation, while offering practical solutions including ad blockers, GDPR enforcement, and ethical business practices.
A widespread fraud scheme involving used Seagate hard drives being sold as new has been detected globally, with evidence pointing to their origin in Chinese Chia farming operations. The fraudsters reset SMART values on used drives with extensive runtime hours, though FARM values remain unmodified, affecting customers worldwide through various distribution channels including official dealers.